Playlist – 16 Oct 2016 – Wedding

Last night’s wedding took place at a venue I’d never known existed, but one I’m eager to visit again– the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. It’s not a fancy space, but it’s charming and, as the name suggests, a space that caters to the neighborhood. Besides the banquet room I saw a great indoor basketball court, and a lovely property. I’d be very happy to have another chance to perform there.

I played a rather lengthy set of cocktail music that blended nicely into dinner music. As do many who hire me, the couple wanted an eclectic mix of modern and old songs, including a few upbeat, danceable ’80s numbers, and I tried to deliver exactly that.

When it finally came time to dance there was not much more than an hour left, so I made sure to play a steady set of dance tunes customized to what I was seeing in the room. The first dance was, of course, the First Dance for the bride and groom, who chose

First Dance: Question – Old 97’s

After that, open dancing. The guests struck me as a crowd that wanted an older classic to get things rolling, and sure enough Etta James brought every last guest onto the dance floor. And from there, I picked it up and kept things moving until the final song was played.